About HTML Entities Reference
A browsable catalog of 48 HTML entities across six categories: basic, symbols, currency, math, arrows, and Greek letters. Each entry shows the rendered character, named entity, decimal entity, and hexadecimal entity—all individually copyable. Includes a sidebar converter that transforms plain text into HTML entities by replacing &, <, >, \
- 48 entities across basic, symbols, currency, math, arrows, and Greek categories
- Three copy targets per entity: named (&), decimal (&), and hex (&)
- Text-to-entities converter replaces the five basic HTML-sensitive characters
- CSV export includes character, named entity, decimal, hex, category, and description
Frequently Asked Questions
- What’s the difference between this and the HTML Encoder tool?
- The encoder transforms your text in bulk. This is a reference table—you look up a specific symbol, copy its entity code, and paste it into your markup. Use the encoder when you have a block of text; use this when you need one specific character.
- Do all browsers support named HTML entities?
- The 252 standard named entities defined in HTML5 are supported by every modern browser. Older entities from HTML 4 (like © and &) work everywhere including ancient browsers. If you need maximum compatibility, numeric entities (&#NNN;) are the safest fallback.